Originally Posted by apostate87

just testing the waters, so to speak, in these forums with what may be a somewhat cliched question, but...

for everybody who believes in heaven and especially hell:

do you have to believe in god to go to heaven, or is being a good person enough? is what god says right because he says it or does he say it because it's right?

for everybody else who at least believe in an after-life:

do the actions you take before your death in this world affect your standing on the other side, whatever it may be? what role do good and evil play in determining how you end up?

for the rest of us:

if our subjective existences are only temporary, what meaning does objective reality really hold for us? what is true if it's only true for us as long as we're alive?

just want to get some opinions here and see if anybody has any fresh gasoline to throw on the fire.